Earlier this morning around 6 a.m., a car traveling eastbound on Exposition Blvd. entered the Expo Line right of way near Expo/Western Station. The car traveled down the eastbound tracks for approximately 40 yards before breaking down. Moving the vehicle took longer than usual due to the location where it [continue reading]
Interesting legislative update from Metro CEO Art Leahy, on a nice shout-out from President Obama on the proposed America Fast Forward bond program: President Obama Backs America Fast Forward Bonds in Address at Port of New Orleans Earlier today, at an event held at the port of New Orleans, President [continue reading]
Some very good news for cyclists from Anthony Jusay with Metro’s Bike Planning staff: the Rio Hondo Bike Path will soon be connected to the El Monte Transit Center. Metro began construction on the project last week and work is scheduled to be completed within 60 days, weather permitting. The [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! The mysterious, invisible opera in L.A.’s Union Station (The Verge) Great coverage of the “Invisible Cities” operate at Union Station via wireless headphones. The operate [continue reading]
Welcome to Friday Five, a weekly roundup of five transit pics we’re loving on Instagram. Want to be featured? Tag @MetroLosAngeles on Instagram to get our attention and follow us for more fun transit photos. Here’s hoping most of you went Metro to HARD Day of the Dead last weekend! A great [continue reading]
Metro will run on the regular weekday schedule on Veteran’s Day Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. There will be no additional late-night service on Sunday for the three-day weekend. There will also be a large rally in the DTLA area affecting several downtown bus lines. For more information on other bus [continue reading]
For a long time, tourists visiting L.A. believed that there was just no way to see the city unless they drove. But that’s changing now as more and more guide books include Metro Bus and Rail as travel options to local destinations. Having a destination that’s transit accessible is great, [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! ART OF TRANSIT: The old streetcar depot on the VA campus in West Los Angeles. It was built in 1900 [continue reading]
A trio of legislative updates are below from Metro CEO Art Leahy. The first one is perhaps the most interesting as it involves an issue we wrote about over the summer: a delay in receiving federal dollars because of the U.S. Labor Department’s concerns of California’s pension reform. The updates: [continue reading]
Swing by Union Station during lunchtime on Friday, Nov. 8 and catch a free performance by 2nd Street Brass, a 5-piece brass band made up of students from the downtown Los Angeles Colburn School of Performing Arts. The group will appear in the Main Concourse waiting area as part of [continue reading]
